Gita Mahotsav attracts huge crowd
Kurukshetra: The grand celebrations of International Gita Mahotsav-2018 at Brahma Sarovar, Kurukshetra, is a huge crowd puller with the artists enthralling tourists with their art and crafts, while cultural performers from various states entertaining the audience with their colourful performances. The Mahotsav’s fourth day witnessed folk artists from Punjab, Himachal, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir entertaining the tourists. Thousands of students besides tourists from various schools also visited the craft fair.
Prof Kumar awarded ‘most eminent VC award’
Chandigarh: Faridabad’s JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dinesh Kumar has been conferred with India's ‘Most Eminent Vice Chancellor Award’ under eight International Human Rights Award-2018 and eight Bhartiya Manava Adhikar Samman-2018, instituted by All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties and Social Justice (AICHLS), for Peace Harmony, Protecting and Promoting Human Rights through Education, in a function organised at India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi. The award was bestowed for his outstanding contribution to the education sector as Vice Chancellor.
PSHRC celebrates human rights day
Chandigarh: Punjab State Human Rights Commission chairperson Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari on Monday said that to ensure protection of human rights in the country, so many laws and lack of awareness about them and inadequacies of the legal system and insufficient support from legal services authorities need to be focused on. Justice ANsari, addressing a gathering during a function to celebrate Human Rights Day, lauded the role of PSHRC and its staff towards the promotion and protection of human rights.
Pregnancy Fiesta in Chandigarh on Dec 16
Chandigarh: Cloudnine Group of Hospitals will organize “pregnancy fiesta” in Chandigarh for all the expecting couples on December 16. Organisers said this day marks the first anniversary of the maternal and child hospital. They said it will be a fun day with exciting games followed by a “Ramp walk” by Moms-to-be and their spouses. Winners stand a chance to win exciting prizes through a lucky draw.
Brand Factory in Zirakpur
Zirakpur: Fashion discount chain Brand Factory has announced free shopping Weekend in Zirakpur from December 12 to 16. In a statement, tt said customers can shop worth Rs 5000 and pay only Rs 2000 and even get that back through gift vouchers worth Rs 1200, apparel worth Rs 500 and Rs 300 cashback in Future Pay wallet, making shopping Free.
Hry sugar mills produce 2.75l quintal sugar
Chandigarh: Haryana’s cooperative sugar mills have, so far, produced over 2.75 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 37.48 lakh quintals of sugarcane during the current crushing season. Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills spokesperson said that the Cooperative Sugar Mill, Rohtak, has produced a maximum of 52,450 quintals of sugar by crushing 7.39 lakh quintals of sugarcane, followed by Shahbad cooperative sugar mill (46,500 quintals) and Karnal Cooperative Sugar Mill (39,590 quintals).
two sites for setting up petrol pumps in city
Chandigarh: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh got two sites for setting up petrol pumps in the city under the control of MCC. Sharing the information, city Mayor Davesh Moudgil said that a letter from UT Finance Department has been received in this regard on Monday. He said that the two sites including industrial area Phase-II, near the rear side of Plot No 1055 and second site at sector 51-A, Vikas Marg, Chandigarh have been given on rental basis and year-to-year basis on various terms and conditions.
Thakur mourns demise of SI Dutta
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday expressed heartfelt condolences over the sudden demise of Sub-Inspector Brij Bhushan Dutta, who died in a tragic road accident near Dharampur in Solan district on Kalka-Shimla national highway on Monday. The 54-year-old Dutta was deployed in security of the Chief Minister. Expressing deep sympathies with the bereaved family, Thakur prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the family members to bear this irreparable loss.
Haryana CIA team nabs notorious criminal
Chandigarh: A notorious criminal, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and wanted by Delhi and Haryana Police, was arrested on Monday by a team of Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), from near Sisai Bolan in Hansi. Spokesperson said that the arrested accused is identified as Jagdeep alias Sonu, a resident of Narnaund in district Hisar. Two pistols and four cartridges were also recovered from him. He was involved in several cases of crime including extortion, attempt to murder and murder. A bounty of Rs 50,000 each was announced by Hansi and Hisar Police on his arrest.